| Show I IRSPOIFIO LIMB FOR SEATTLE I I Nippon Yusen ICaisIil Line CLoses an American Port I I SEATTLE Wash July lSThe announcement I an-nouncement from St Paul that the I contract has been signed between representatives rep-resentatives of the big Japanese steamship I steam-ship line the Nippon Yusen Kaishi and President Hill of the Great Northern I whereby Seattle is made the American terminus of the steamer line has caused great rejoicing here I The Nippon Yusen Kaishi is the Royal Mail Steamship company of Japan and has in the neighborhood of I fifty vessels representing fifty thousand I thou-sand tons carrying capacity They alI building at the present time in England I Eng-land ten ships of 5000 tons each bringing heir total carrying capacity up to about 100000 tons The first I ships to come to this port will not be i i the regular vessels but suitable ones designed for this trade are being built in England The coming of this line to Seattle settles for all time the dispute as to what city will be the Pacific coast terminus ter-minus of the Great Northern The steamers of the Northern Pacific line j i will also come Here and enlarged I I docking facilities are already underway 1 1 under-way I |
